opinion

  • 02 Mar 2024

3 and a half frustratingly difficult career tips

People often try to make advice as actionable as possible, and for good reason. This advice is not that. This advice is frustratingly difficult and vague, but has been instrumental in shaping my career. Hopefully it can do the same for you.

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  • 10 Feb 2024

Performance isn't just for FORTRAN

Coding is hard. Coding things to go fast is even harder. In this blog post I'll be exploring why it is hard, and why you should do it anyway.

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  • 03 Feb 2024

An honest talk about evangelism

A blog post on why we evangalise, why we hate those that do and my own role in both of those.

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  • 27 Jan 2024

Maybe you do get what it's like

'You just don't understand what it's like' is a pretty common sentiment when talking about marginalisation, but I wonder if that's really true.

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  • 10 Dec 2023

Diving into something nu

Nushell is a really exciting new shell written in Rust. I used it as a daily driver for a while and I have a lot of opinions about it.

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  • 03 Dec 2023

Life skill: No False Options

"No False Options" is a simple principle: only offer choices that you are okay with others accepting. It is harder than you think, but very transformative, so let's talk about it!

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  • 02 Jan 2023

Thoughts from a Rustacean learning React

I took some time recently to learn React. I found it a very interesting experience and mostly in ways I didn't expect. So let's talk about it!

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  • 03 Dec 2022

Wanted: Creative work. Originality not required, inquire within.

Every creative and communication advice under the sun tells you to find your unique neiche and voice, and I disagree with that.

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  • 06 Jun 2022

Why you cannot interact with me on this website

On this website there are no like buttons to click, no comments to leave, no email newsletters to subscribe to, there's not even a contact form. Here is why.

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  • 29 May 2022

How being queer will occasionally make me racist

Racism is not a topic I talk about often because I don't really see as my place to speak. However, this time I'm discussing a tendency I've notced in myself that I do think is worth investigating.

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  • 30 Mar 2021

RMS, the FSF and the myth of FOSS

There is a new open-source scandal that has caused some debate about FOSS and who should participate in it. In that discussion, I've seen a myth come up about FOSS that I want to talk about.

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  • 14 Sep 2020

My wish list for Rust 2021

The Rust core team is working on a road map for 2021 and has asked for contributions. In this one, I lay out some of the features I wish Rust would have and why.

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  • 23 Apr 2020

A response to the UNESCO call for an ethical AI framework

The UNESCO is calling for an AI ethics framework which is good. However, the call is notably lacking in details which I will try to expand upon

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  • 08 Apr 2020

Stop using those daft WiFi capture portals

I think everyone should stop using open WiFi networks with login portals, and in this blog post, I'll explain why.

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